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Patented Dec. 22, 1936 JAR James T. Barkelew, Pasadena, and Victor F. Ehrgott, Los Angeles, Calif., assignors to .lohn Grant, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application January 14, 1935, Serial No. 1,626

21 Claims. (Cl. Z55-27) This invention has to do with well drilling jars comprising a telescopic mandrel and body and operating by straight up and down movement of the drill pipe to be released to deliver the jarring blow and then be reset for a subsequent jarring sectional views illustrating one form of jar embodying the invention, with the parts in positions at the start of the jarring operation;

Figs. 3 and 4 are enlarged sections on lines a 3-3 and l-, respectively, of Fig. 2; 5

operation. Figs. 5 and 6 are sectional views similar to In one of its general aspects, the invention Figs. l and 2, showing the position of the jar aims broadly at the provision of a novel type of parts during drilling jar in which release of the parts for jarring im- Fig. 7 is a fragmentary section showing the 10 pact is eiected by straining, preferably comlock and associated parts at substantially the 10 pressing, a longitudinally deformable member point of release; which in its normal condition prevents releasing Fig. 8 is a fragmentary section showing the disengagement of the locking or detent elements. position of the lock parts immediately after re- In jars of the type herein dealt with, the detent lease;

elements are released by relative rotation after Fig. 9 is a section showing the position of the 15 predetermined compression of the deformable parts in the upper portion of the jar after the element produced by the pull exerted on the drill spiral mandrel lug has been released for rotation pipe. Y and has turned 360 relative to the spiral body In another of its broad general phases, the inlug;

Y o vention deals with a novel type of rotative re- Figs. 10 to 12 are developed views showing the o lease in which the d etent elements pass by relarelative positions of the body and mandrel lugs tive rotation while the mandrel and body are at various stages in the jar operation; spiined or otherwise held against substantial rel- Figs. 13 and 14 are views similar to Figs. 1 and ative rotation, in distinction to the usual types 2, but showing a variational form of the invenoi rotative release jars which require, at least tion; 25 during release, relative rotation between the body Figs. 15 and 16 are enlarged sections on lines and mandrel. rhis general type of release by 35-15 of Fig. 13 and I S--I of Fig. 14, respecrelative rotation of the locking or detent eletively; ments with the body and mandrel held against Fig. 17 is a fragmentary section showing the relative rotation, `is disclosed in our copending spline connection between the mandrel and the 30 application Ser. No. 1,627, led on even date rotatively stationary cam sleeve; herewith on Rotary jars, in which there is illus- Fig. 18 is a View similar to Fig. 14 showing the trated a jar having the relatively rotating detent cam parts at the point of release; lugs integral with the body and mandrel so that Fig. 19 shows the parts of Fig. 18 partly in elethe release necessitates a. torsional strain on the vation, with the lug carrying mandrel sleeve ro- 35 mandrel. According to the present invention, the tated to the point of release from the spiral body mandrel carried lug, instead of being integral lug; with the mandrel, is rotatively connected thereto, Figs. 20 and 21 are similar to Figs. 13 and 14, as by being formed integrally with a rotative showing the position of the parts after the jarring mandrel surrounding sleeve. Also, instead of the operation and after the mandrel has been low- 40 rotative lug release being restrained by torsional ered to the drilling position; strain of the mandrel, such release is imposed Figs. 22 to 25, inclusive, are developed views by a longitudinally deformable member, as above Showing the relative positions of the body and mentioned, or, as in a later described variational mandrel carried lugs at ValOuS Stages of 0D- form, by radial strain of the body. eration, as illustrated by the various positions of 45 While the various objects and features of the the jar parts in Figs. i3 to 2l; invention might be set out preliminarily at some Figs. 26 and 27, in form similar to Figs. 1 and 2, length, it is believed that a better and more ready illustrate a further variational form of the invenunderstanding of the invention, together with tion;

5o all these features and objects, may be had by Figs. 23 and 29 are enlarged sections on lines 50 proceeding directly to a detailed description of 2-28 of Fig. 26 and ES-ZQ of Fig. 27; and certain typical and illustrative forms. For pur- Figs. 30 and 3l are developed views showing the poses of description, reference is made to the acpositions and paths travelled by the escapement companying drawings in which: detents in the course of the jar operation.

Figures 1 and 2 are longitudinally continuing Before describing specifically the diierent illus- 55 restraining such rotational release until 'a predetermined pull is exerted on the drill pipe and mandrel. In the form of invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 12, release of the body and mandrel lugs is restrained by positive lock action, and the lock in turn is released by virtue of predetermined strain, resulting from the upward pull on the mandrel, of a longitudinally deformable element. In the form illustrated in Figs. 13 to 2li inclusive, release of the body and mandrel lugs is yieldingly resisted directly by the deformable element through the intermediary of a cam. In the last illustrated form shown in Figs. 26 to 3l, inclusive, the lug release is yieldingly restrained by radial expansion of the body through escapement detents, as will later be described in detail.

Referring specifically now to the form shown in Figs. 1 to 12, the jar body i comprises three tubular sections Ia, iib and iiic, connected by double-pin couplings il and i2. The mandrel i3 is made in upper and lower sections lli and it, the former being attached at i@ to the drill pipe il leading to the ground surface, while the lower section i5 is connected below the jar in the usual manner through a length of drill pipe with a bit or iishing tool, not shown. Relative rotation bctween the body and upper mandrel section is prevented by longitudinal mandrel splines it extendingthrough ways i9 in coupling H. Normally spacedannular striking shoulders 2e and 2i are formed on the head of the body and enlargement lila. of mandrel section Ul, respectively,

these striking shoulders being brought into engagement to deliver the jarring flow by sudden upward movement of the mandrel, as will hereinafter appear. During drilling, when at least a part oi the weight of upper drill string il is transferred through the jar to the bit below, the bottom tapered shoulder 23 of mandrel enlargement ida. seats upon a correspondingly tapered shoulder 2d on the upper end oi coupling i I.

In the position of the parts shown in Figs. 1 and 2, upper mandrel section i4 is releasably held against relative upward movement within the body by parts including relatively rotatable spiral shoulders or lugs25 and 26 on the body and mandrel, respectively. As shown most clearly in Figs. 2 and 10 to 12, each oi" these lugs is a 360 spiral and has with the other, full 360 angular surface engagement when in alinement as in Figs. 2 and l0. As illustrated, the body lug is tapered toward its lower end, and the mandrel lug toward its upper end, the configurations of the two however being the same so that in any axial plane of the body the combined lug width will be the same. The upper and lower ends of the body and mandrel lugs are beveled at 25ct` and 25a., respectively, in order` to causev proper reengagement and relative positioning of the lugs after the jarring release and during downward return movement of the mandrel for resetting.

Lugs 26 are carried on the mandrel so as to be rotatable relative thereto, and as a preferred mounting for the lugs we form them integrally with a rotating mandrel sleeve 2l. The sleeve is combined in fixed longitudinal position on the mandrel, though with suicientlooseness to permit free rotation, between the lower ends of mandrel spline i3 and the top shoulder of a nut 28 threaded on the lower end of the upper mandrel section Ul. As shown in Fig. 3, the lower end of lug sleeve 2l has an arcuate flange lug 21a, acting, as hereinafter described, with a lock element to releasably hold the sleeve against rotation.

By virtue of their full 366 extent, lugs 25 and 26 have maximumV surface engagement and strength to take the full load exerted on the drill pipe at the start of the jarring operation. The angularity of the engaging surfaces 3% Vand 3l being greater than the coeicient of friction between the shoulders, sleeve 2l tends to rotate about the mandrel in the direction of the arrow in Figs. 2 and 3, when an upward pull is exerted on the mandrel, and rotates through 360 past the body lug during the period of release as later described. Y

Mandrel section i5 is also Vlongitudinally movable within the body to a limited extent and is held against relative rotation by splines 32 extending through longitudinal ways in coupling l2.

Below the coupling, an enlargement ita. is formed on the mandrel, and this mandrel enlargement, together with the lower end( ci the body, provi es spaced annular shoulders 33 and Srbetween which is confined a longitudinally deformable (conpressible) medium or member It will beunderstood that the deformable member may consist of any suitable resilient medium capable of longitudinal compression upon upward movement of the body relative to vthe mandrel, and

which possesses such resistance as te require the exertion of a pull on the well pipe of sufcient magnitude for the jarringY operation, before it will compress to the point of releasing the later des, scribed locking element. We have shown as typical compression element, a spring of the mul- Y istie of this type of spring, as shown in Fig. '7.l

ln order vto check` expansion of the spring, Yafter compression and during the jarring operation, a small bleed port-fl@ may be provided to restrict the escape of air from space di, see Fig. 7, between the mandrel enlargement iwand coupling i2. p

Until the compression element 35 has been cornpressed to a predetermined extent, and consequently until a predetermined pull load has been exerted on the mandrel, release of Vshoulders 25 and 26, and substantial rotation of sleeve 2l on the mandrel, are prevented by a lock, generally indicated at d3, whose operation to release the sleeve for rotation dependsupon compression of spring 35. The locking device @.3 comprises a sleeve i4 carried on the lower mandrel section i5, and which in the position of Fig. 2, telescopes over the lower end of the upper mandrel section. Sleeve d is limited in its uppermost position by engagement with nut d5 on the'upper end of mandrel i5, and is non-rotatively connected to the mandrel by splines 32 extending through waysV 46, seeFig. 4. The sleeve however is longitudinally movable relative to the lower mandrel section, andis yieldably supported by a comparatively weak spring il bearing at its lower end against coupling i2. The upper end or sleeve-lift is notched to longitudinally overlap flange lug 2id of sleeve 2l', and to provide vertical stop shoulders it and i9 (Fig. 3) adapted to engage similar shoulders 56 and 5i on lug 2id. In the position 'Upon longitudinal coin-` off-Fig'. 2, it will be seen that rotationof sleeve 21 75 in the direction indicated by the arrow is prevented by the engagement of lug shoulder 50 with lock sleeve shoulder 48, and that for sleeve 21 to be released for rotation, the lock sleeve must move relatively downward to the point at which shoulders 118 and 5a will clear.

Downward passage ofy circulating fluid through the jar may be maintained at all times by way of upper mandrel bore 52, space 53 between the mandrel section, and bore 5G extending through the lower mandrel.

As in the usual jarring operation, an upward pull is exerted on the drill pipe, producing a considerable longitudinal stretch in the pipe. Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate the positions of the jar parts at this time, with lock '53 holding sleeve 21 against rotation and with the mandrel and body lugs 25 and 25 in longitudinal alinement, see also Fig. 10. Due to the upward pull on the mandrel, the sleeve carried lug 26 tends to rotate upwardly past the body lug, but in being held against rotation it transmits the pull to the body as an upwardly applied stress tending to compress spring 35. The lower mandrel section is attached to the object lodged in the well and is therefore held against upward movement. The length of vertical overlap between the lock and sleeve lug shoulders i8 and 5l) determine the extent to which spring 35 must be compressed prior to release, and consequently the maximum pull load to be exerted through the drill pipe. Fig. '1 illustrates the position of the lock and associated parts nearing the point of release, and Fig. 8 the relative positions of the lock sleeve and lug 21a immediately after shoulders d8 and 50 have cleared.

Sleeve 21 is now freed for rotation, and during the course of lug release, rotates through 360 to bring ,the lugs in the relative positions of Figs. 9 and l1 in which the mandrel lugs 26 are now above the body lugs and the upper mandrel and sleeve assembly are instantly freed for upward travel to the point at which striking shoulders 26 and 2i will come into engagement and deliver the jarring blow. rIhe blow in this case is communicated through the body and the lower mandrel section to the object lodged in the well.

The jar parts are now reset for a subsequent jarring operation and to bring the body and mandrel lugs into locked reengagement, by straight downward movement of the upper mandrel section to the positions of Figs. 5 and 6. During the course of the downward mandrel travel, the lower inclined shoulder 3io, of mandrel lug 25 first contacts upper shoulder 30m of the body lug, and continued downward travel of the mandrel causes the mandrel lug and sleeve to rotate 360 in a direction opposite that of rotation during the release, to the point at which the mandrel lugs have again moved beneath and in alinement with the body lug. When the mandrel has reached its lowermost position with shoulder 23 seating on the upper end 2li of coupling Il, the mandrel lugs will have moved somewhat below the body lugs, though remaining substantially in alinement therewith, as illustrated in Fig. 12. During the resetting operation, mandrel sleeve lug 21a. comes into engagement with the upper end 44a. of lock sleeve 3d, pressing the sleeve down against the resistance of spring d1 until shoulders 4B and 50 come into alinement, at which point the lock sleeve snaps up to the position of Fig. 6. By now pulling up on the mandrel, the parts may be returned to the positions of Figs. 1 and 2, ready for a second jarring operation.

While characteristically similar to the described embodiment of the invention, the variational form of Figs. 13 to 25 differs in certain respects, among which, as previously mentioned, is the provision of a type of release in which relative rotational disengagement of the mandrel and body lugs is directly and yieldably resisted by the compression elements through the intermediary of a cam, instead of being positively arrested up to the point of release by a lock as in the described form. In Figs. 13 and 14, the mandrel 58 is non-rotatably connected to the body 59 by interior longitudinally extending body splines 5U extending through ways 5 I, see Fig. 15, formed in the mandrel enlargement 58a. As in the rst described form, striking shoulders 62 and 63 are provided on the body and mandrel enlargement, and in the drilling position of Figs. 20 and 21, mandrel shoulder 64 seats on shoulder 65 formed by the upper end of body coupling 66. Fluid bypass channels 61 extend longitudinally through the mandrel enlargement 58a to allow the escape, during the jarring operation, of fluid contained within space E8 and which might otherwise tend to retard the jarring travel of the mandrel.

The upper mandrel portion 58a is screwthreadedly connected at 69 to a lower portion 58h carrying a rotatable sleeve 10 engaged at its lower end by a nut 1|. Sleeve 10 carries an integral spiral lug 12 engaging spiral body lug 13, the shape, relative arrangement and operation of the lugs being similar in all respects to lugs 25 and 26 of the first described form. A sleeve 14, overlapping the mandrel sections at joint 69, is screwthreaded at 15 on the lower end of section 58a, and spaced below sleeve 1B is a second, relatively longitudinally movable sleeve 16. The latter is connected to the mandrel and held against rotation relative thereto, byv mandrel spline 11 extending within ways 18 formed in the inner face of the sleeve, see Figs. 16 and 17.

Here the deformable element 19, shown typically as a mandrel surrounding spring of the previously described type, is confined between sleeves 1d and 16, and is subjected to compression as the result of upward movement of sleeve 15 on the mandrel, as will presently appear. The tension on spring 80, and consequently the resistance offered by the spring to the pull load exerted to the drill pipe, is variable by adjusting the position of sleeve 1li longitudinally of the mandrel.

As shown in Fig. 17, the lower end of sleeve 16 in the position of Fig. 14, overlaps the upper end portion 10a, of sleeve 10 above the sleeve enlargement or ange 8l. The lower end 82 of sleeve 1B and the upper shoulder 83 of flange 8| are shaped to form cam surfaces including correspondingly shaped shoulders 82a, 83a, see Fig. 18, of relatively great angularity, and shoulders 82h, 83h having relatively less angularity. Thus rotation of sleeve 10 in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 14, is resisted by the engagement of cam shoulders 82a, 83a, rotation of the sleeve in an opposite direction being resisted by the cam shoulders B2b and 83h.

In the operation of the jar, starting with the parts in the positions of Figs. 13 and 14, an upward pull on the mandrel is transmitted through the interengaging lugs 12 and 13 to the body 59, and thence through coupling to lower section 85 of the drill pipe string and to a bit or other tool attached to the pipe. An upward pull on the drill pipe tends to rotate sleeve 10 in the direction indicated by the arrow and to cause cam shoulder 83 to rotate past shoulder -r2ftoward the position of Fig. 18. Such relative Arotation-*between the cam shoulders howr ever is resisted by springs 80, since sleeve 'i6 :must be displaced upwardly and spring E coml shoulders will reach the point of release.

pressed a predetermined distance before the cam Consequently the resistance to compression oiered by spring 80 determines the maximum pull to be exerted on the drill pipe to trip the jar.

' Fig. 18 shows the positions of the parts just before release, that is just before cam shoulder @83a rides past shoulder 82a.

Fig. 22 illustrates the relativey positions ofA mandrel and body lugs e=121and- 13 kat the startV of the upward pull, and

Fig. 25- shows relative positions at the point of release, at which mandrel sleeve l0 has become rotated to the position of Fig. 18.

Disengagement of the cam shoulders 32a and eafrees mandrel sleeve l0 for rotation, and as aresult the sleeve instantly rotates 360 (less the small angle of rotation during disengagement of the shoulders, see Fig. 25) to reverse the positions of the body and mandrel lugs, see Fig. 23, and to free the mandrel for upward movement. When this point is reached, the entire mandrel assembly, including sleeves 50, l'i and "I6, and spring 89, instantly travel upward until `striking shoulders 62 and S3 come into jarring engagement. Since during release, sleeve le ro- -tatesthrough` 360, at the end of which the relaf tive positions of sleeve 16 and flange Bl will be the same as in the starting position of Fig. 14.

.In resetting the jar, the mandrel is moved down until lugs 'l2 come into engagement with thev body lugs i3 in positions corresponding to tho-se of Fig. 23. i Continued downward move- `ment of the mandrel tends to rotate sleeve l l-gin thedirection indicated by the arrow in Fig. 21,whichl is opposite lthe direction of rotation during release. The return rotation of sleeve `'Hl is resisted by spring 80 through the engagernent of cam shoulders 82h, 83h. However, due

When the mandrel has been lowered to the drilling position of Figs. .20 and 2l, the mandrel lugs l2 will have rotated back 360 to clear the body lug and will have become lowered to the positions indicated in k.Fig. 24. By now lifting the mandrel to the starting position of Fig. 4, the jarring operation may be repeated.

VIn the further variational'form of the invenation shown in Figs. 26 to 31, the mandrel sections 88a; 88h have a screwthreaded joint at 89,

the mandrel enlargementuc being splined to the body at 90 and` having fluid by-pass channelsgl formed in its outer face as in the last described form. The rotatable mandrel sleeve "92 carrying'spiral lugs 93 engaging spiral body lugs 94, both similar to the previously described spiral lugs, is longitudinally positioned on the vmandrel `between shoulder 95 and nut 91S.

Relative rotational release of the body and -mandrel lugs 94 and 93 is yieldably restrained by an escapement, generally denotedat 9i, comprising. a plurality of radially and vertically oivset lugs 98 5 and 99 integral respectively with sleeve=92f and the body lll, see particularly Fig.

i 29. These lugs are in overlapping relation longitudinally of the jar, and come into engagement toi retard rotation of the mandrel sleeve until a predetermined pull load is exerted through the drill pipe, as will now appear.

An upward pull on the drill pipe tends to rotate sleeve @2in the direction of the arrow shown in 99a, of the lugs to ride past each other againstl the resistance of the body le@ to radial expan-V sion. This body resistance and the radial overlap of the escapement lugs of course determines the maximum resistance oiered by the escapement to release of the mandrel sleeve for rotation, andl the maximum pull load required to be exerted on thev mandrel. Y

The path travelled by sleeve escapement lugs 98 during upward travel of the mandrel and after relative rotation of the escapement lugs past each-gI other, are indicated at L in Fig. 30. When the mandrel sleeve has rotated through 360, escapement lugs 98 Vwill have reached the positions indicated in Fig. 30 at 98. Then as the mandrel continues its upward movement, lugs 98 move.

vertically in paths indicated at L.

ln resetting the jar, after the jarring blow has been delivered, the mandrel is moved down until the bottom shoulder 93a of spiral lug 93 engages theA upper .shoulder Sita or" the body lug. K Con-- tinued downward movement of the mandrel causes sleeve 92 to rotate in an opposite direction to its starting position, all in a manner similar to the described operation of the mandrel sleeves in the previously discussedforms. It will be seen however that with the spiral mandrel lugs 93 coming above the body lug 913 during their relative rotation in the resetting operationthe escapement lugs SiS-and 9S will'be correspondingly offset from their relative positions'during release rotation of the mandrel sleeve, as above referred to with reference to Fig. 30. By virtue of their relative vertical offset during resettingV rotation of the mandrel sleeve, the escapement lugs clear each other and do not come into opposition until the mandrel, after being fully lowered, is raised to its starting position of Fig. 27. Thus during the lowering of the mandrel, escapement lugs 98 first travel straight down through paths P, see

Fig. 31, and then, after the spiral body and mandrel lugs come into engagement, travel spiralV paths P', which it will be noted, clear the escapement body lugs 99. After reaching their lower- Ymost positions 99", the escapement lugs travel straight up to their starting position as the mandrel is raised to theV position orn Fig. 27.

We claim:

1. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudinally movable mandrel, striking shoulders which are brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel and body in one direction, a pair of interengaging members restraining the body and mandrel against relative movement in said direction, said members being releasable by relative rotation about the body axis to free the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, means rotatably connecting one of said members to the mandrel and holding the member against substantial bodily `movement longitudinally of the mandrel, and a connection between the body and mandrel holding them against substantial relative rotation during said relative releasing movement of the members.

2. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudi-` nally movable mandrel, striking shoulders which are brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel and body in one direction, a sleeve rotatable on said mandrel, and interengaging shoulders on said sleeve and body restraining the body and mandrel against relative movement in said direction, said shoulders being releasable by relative rotation about the body axis to free the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, and a connection between the body and mandrel holding them against substantial relative rotation during said relative releasing movement oi the shoulders.

3. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudinally movable mandrel, striking shoulders which are brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel and body in one direction, a pair of interengaging, substantially 360 spiral lugs restraining the body and mandrel against relative movement in said direction, said lugs being releasable by relative rotation about the body axis to free the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, and a connection between the body and mandrel holding them against substantial relative rotation during said relative releasing movement of the lugs.

4. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudinally movable mandrel, striking shoulders which are brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel and body in one direction, a pair of interengaging, substantially 360 spiral lugs restraining the body and mandrel against relative movement in said direction, said lugs being releasable by relative rotation about the body axis to free the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, one of said lugs being rotatable with respect to both the body and mandrel, and a connection between the body and mandrel holding them against substantial relative rotation during said relative releasing movement of the lugs.

5. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudinally movable mandrel, striking shoulders which lare brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel and body in one direction, a pair oi interengaging members restraining the body and mandrel against relative movement in said direction, said members being releasable by relative rotation about the body axis to free the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, one of said members being rotatable with respect to both the body and mandrel, a connection between the body and mandrel holding them against substantial relative rotation during said relative releasing movement of the members, and yielding means within said body imposing a predetermined resistance to relative releasing movement between the members.

6. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudinally movable mandrel, striking shoulders which are brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel and body in one direction, a sleeve rotatable on said mandrel, and

. interengaging shoulders on said sleeve and body relative releasing movement between said shoulders.

7. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudinally movable mandrel, striking shoulders which are brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel and body in one direction, a sleeve rotatable on said mandrel, and interengaging shoulders on said sleeve and body restraining the body and mandrel against relative movement in said direction, said shoulders being releasable by relative rotation about the body axis to free the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, and a connection between the body and mandrel holding them against substantial relative rotation during said relative releasing movement of the shoulders, and a lesiliently deformable medium imposing a predetermined resistance to relative releasing movement between said shoulders.

8. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudinally movable mandrel, striking shoulders which are brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel and body in one direction, a pair of interengaging members restraining the body and mandrel against relative movement in said direction, said members being releasable by relative rotation about the body axis to free the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, a connection between the body and mandrel holding them against substantial relative rotation during said relative releasing movement of the members, and a resilient medium, compressible longitudinally of the body by relative movement of the mandrel and imposing a predetermined resistance to relative releasing movement between the members.

9. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudinally movable mandrel, striking shoulders which are brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel and body in one direction, a sleeve rotatable on said mandrel, and interengaging shoulders on said sleeve and body restraining the body and mandrel against relative movement in said direction, said shoulders being releasable by relative rotation about the body axis to free the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, a connection between the body and mandrel holding them against substantial relative rotation during said relative releasing movement of the shoulders, and a. spring, compressible longitudinally of the body by relative movement of the mandrel and imposing a predetermined resistance to relative releasing movement between said shoulders.

10. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudinally movable mandrel, striking shoulders which are brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel and body in one direction, a sleeve rotatable on said mandrel, and interengaging shoulders on said sleeve and body restraining the body and mandrel against relative movement in said direction, said shoulders being releasable by rotation of said sleeve to free the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, and means preventing such releasing rotation of said sleeve until a predetermined longitudinal pull is exerted on the mandrel.

11. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudinally movable mandrel, striking shoulders which are brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel and body in one direction, a sleeve rotatable on said mandrel, and interengaging shoulders on said sleeve and body restraining the body and mandrel against relative movement in said direction, saidV shoulders being releasable by rotation of said sleeve to free the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, and a longitudinally compressible spring surrounding the mandrel and preventing such releasing rotation of said sleeve until a predetermined longitudinal pull is exerted on the mandrel.

12. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudinally movable mandrel, striking shoulders which are brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel and body in one direction, means resisting relative longitudinal movement between the body and mandrel in said direction, said means comprising a sleeve which rotates on the mandrel and relative to the body to release the body and mandrel for rela- 'tive movement in said direction, and means holding said sleeve against substantial movement longitudinally of the mandrel.

13. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudinally movable mandrel, striking shoulders whichl are brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement or" the mandrel and body in one direction, means resisting relative longitudinal movement between the body and mandrel in said direction, said means comprising a sleeve I which rotates on the mandrel and relative to the body to release the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, and means within the body and deformable longitudinally thereof for preventingY rotation of said sleeve to the point of release until a predetermined pull is eX- erted on the mandrel.

14. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudinally movable mandrel, striking shoulders which are brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel and body in one direction, means resisting relative longitudinal movement between the body and mandrel in said direction, said means comprising a sleeve which rotates on the mandrel and relative to the body to release the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, and means within the Vbody and deformable longitudinally thereof for preventing any substantial releasing rotation of said sleeve until a predetermined pull is exerted on the mandrel.

l5. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudinally movable mandrel, striking shoulders which are brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel and body in one direction, means resisting relative longitudinal movement between the body and mandrel in said direction, said means comprising a sleeve which rotates on the mandrel and relative to the body to release the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, and means preventing any substantial releasing rotation of ksaid sleeve until a predetermined pull is exerted on the mandrel, the last mentioned means comprising a second mandrel surrounding sleeve and yielding means pressing it into engagement with the first mentioned sleeve.

16. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudinally movable mandrel, which are brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel and body in one direction, means resisting relative longirtudinal movement between the body and mandrel in said direction, said means comprising a sleeve which rotates on the mandrel and relative to the body to release the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, and

means preventing any substantial releasing rotastriking shoulders exertedon the mandrel, the last mentioned means comprising a second mandrel-surrounding sleeve Y tion of'saidlsleeve until a predetermined vpullis` in locking engagement with the rst mentioned sleeve and preventing any substantial releasing.

rotation of the latter until a predetermined pullA to the body to release the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, and means preventing any substantial releasing rotation of said sleeve Vuntil a predetermined pull is exerted on the mandrel, the last mentioned means comprising a second mandrel surrounding sleeve in locking engagement with the first mentioned sleeve and preventing any substantial releasing l rotation of the latter until a predetermined pull is exerted on the mandrel and yielding means urging said second mandrel surrounding sleeve longitudinally of the mandrel toward the rst mentioned sleeve.

25E-li 18. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudinally movable mandrel, striking shoulders which are brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel and body in one direction, means resisting relative longitudinal movement between the body and mandrel in said direction, said means comprising a sleeve which rotates on the mandrel and relative to the body to release the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, and means son` preventing rotation of said sleeve to the point of said direction, said means comprising a sleeveV which rotates on the mandrel and relative to the body to release the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, and means preventing rotation of said sleeve to the point of release until a predetermined pull is exerted on the mandrel, the last mentioned `means comprising a mandrel surrounding cam sleeve and yielding means pressing it into engagement with the rst mentioned sleeve.

20. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudinally movable mandrel, striking shoulders which are brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel and body in one direction, said means comprising a sleeve which movement between the body and mandrel in said direction, said means comprising a sleeve which rotates on the mandrel and relative to the body to release the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, means for mounting the sleeve on the mandrel and holding the sleeve against substantial movement longitudinally of the mandrel, and means preventing rotation of said sleeve to the point of release until a predetermined pull is exerted on the mandrel, the

last mentioned means comprising means integral with the sleeve and body and resisting their relative rotation.

21. In a jar, a body and a relatively longitudif nally movable mandrel, striking shoulders which are brought into engagement by relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel and body in one direction, means resisting relative longitudinal movement between the body and mandrel in said direction, sad means Comprising a sleeve Which rotates on the mandrel and relative to the body to release the body and mandrel for relative movement in said direction, and means preventing rotation of said sleeve to the point of release until a predetermined pull is exerted on the mandrel, the last mentioned means comprising a pair of lugs integral respectively with the sleeve and body and resisting their relative rotation.

JAMES T. BARKELEW.

VICTOR F. EHRGOTT.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 2,065,261. December 22, 1936.

JAMES T. BARKELEW, ET AL.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 6, second column, line 65, claim 20, for the words "said means comprising a sleeve which" read means resisting relative longitudinal; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 25th day of May, A. D. 1937.

Henry Van Arsdale (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

